To: The United States House of Representatives
Reintroduce and Pass the Equality Act
I would like for Congress to reintroduce and pass the Equality Act bill (as it is with protections for transgender people) to amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to explicitly include LGBT people. It's time for LGBT community members to receive federal level protections from discrimination in all areas of life, and with a Democrat-controlled House and public opinion on our side, the potential for it to gain traction and even pass is greater than ever before. Even if it doesn't get made into law, the House passing it sends a powerful message.
Why is this important?
This petition is about the Equality Act, a piece of legislation that would dramatically amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to explicitly include anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people. As someone who is bisexual, this is personal for me. I don't deserve to be discriminated against for being bisexual.